Alleged child rapist and killer jumps to his death over court balcony before trial

An alleged child rapist and killer took his own life by jumping over a fourth-floor courthouse balcony a day before his trial was due to start.

Robert Seman Jr jumped to his death a day before his trial was due to take place

Robert Seaman Jr, 48, was on his way from a courtroom at the Mahoning County Courthouse in Youngstown when he killed himself, according to Sheriff Jerry Greene.

He had been accused of setting a fire that killed a girl he was accused of raping. The blaze also killed the girl’s grandparents.

‘According to a couple of the attorneys and basically everybody there, it seemed like he was in pretty good spirits,’ Greene said. ‘He was talking about the future of his trial, and he just decided to jump.’

Seman could have faced the death penalty if convicted of the deaths of 10-year-old Corrine Gump, 63-year-old William Schmidt and 61-year-old Judith Schmidt.

The March 2015 fire at the family’s home occurred the day Seman’s trial in Corrine’s rape was scheduled to begin in Youngstown. Investigators concluded that the fire was fuelled by gasoline. Burns were found on Seman’s body after his arrest, prosecutors said.

He was accused of raping and killing Corrine Gump

Seman’s aggravated murder trial was scheduled to begin on Tuesday 35 miles away from Youngstown in Portage County.

Seman’s attorneys successfully argued that he could not get a fair trial in Youngstown because of pretrial publicity.

A Mahoning County judge declared a mistrial last September because a potential juror had prematurely concluded that Seman was guilty and discussed details about the case with fellow jurors.

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